Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction · Minnesota
Kuechle Underground Inc
Kimball, MN · ~45 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kuechle Underground Inc runs at 431% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction workplace, earning a grade F.
Kuechle Underground Inc: 12.1 TCR = 431% of Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kuechle Underground Inc safety composite
Kuechle Underground Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
TCR Δ
−5.7
2018→2024
Kuechle Underground Inc injury rate improved
Kuechle Underground Inc's TCR fell 5.7 from 15.3 in 2018 to 9.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 22.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=15.3 · 2019=2.4 · 2020=4.4 · 2021=22.6 · 2022=9.9 · 2023=20.2 · 2024=9.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237110 · Kimball, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.1 · 431% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #32/32
- PHOTO Water Service Center
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~45 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Water Service Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kuechle Underground Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kuechle Underground Inc
12.1 TCR
- Water Service
Water Service Center
12.1 TCR
- WVWA Field Ope
WVWA Field Operations
12 TCR
- Agua Link
Agua Link
11.9 TCR
- Metro Equipmen
Metro Equipment Service Inc
11.9 TCR
What this shows Kuechle Underground Inc averages 12.1 TCR (431% of the Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction BLS benchmark).
Kuechle Underground Inc TCR series: 2018=15.3 · 2019=2.4 · 2020=4.4 · 2021=22.6 · 2022=9.9 · 2023=20.2 · 2024=9.6 · BLS 2.8
Where Kuechle Underground Inc falls in its industry
1,614 Utility line (i.e., sewer, wat establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 32 Utility line (i.e., sewer, wat employers in Minnesota.
Kuechle Underground Inc has fewer employees than the Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), const median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20.2 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22.6 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15.3 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237110 · MN · Kimball
1,614 Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 9 employers in Kimball, MN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Water Service Center | 12.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WVWA Field Operations | 12.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Agua Link | 11.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metro Equipment Service Inc | 11.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | District 45 | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allstar Construction Commercial Op Co, LLC | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Doran Construction Company, LLC | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hasslen Construction Company, Inc. | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | High School | 60 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elementary | 54 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Kimball | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harvest Bank | 40 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Charleston, SC | 12.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hancock Lumber Company-Mainely Trusses | 12.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brawley | 12.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Millers Senior Living | 12.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | OSI Optoelectronics - Advanced Photonix | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Inn at Atlantic Heights | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CMC Rebar Perth Amboy | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Petry-Kuhne Company | 45 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.